And the lassie at the Telstra shop (who was extremely helpful) told me that if the phone ever shows up, I'll be contacted, and at the same time, the handset is absolutely worthless to anyone else - it won't take another SIM card.

AT&T has a love-hate relationship with the iPhone, acknowledging the handset is responsible for increased revenue, yet fearful its 3G network might crumble under the higher bandwidth from iPhone users.

Sales at LG's mobile communications business, which includes phones, fell 30 percent to 3.22 trillion won "as a result of a decline in handset shipments across developed markets," the company said in presentation materials for investors and a statement.